The first table below looks at the demand for the Test Leader role in IT jobs advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Leader in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Dorset region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Lead
Rank 62 57 -
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader 2 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 0.331% 0.207% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.340% 0.214% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Average salary £53,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+1.25% -
All Job Titles
Dorset
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
588 467 545
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Dorset 97.35% 96.69% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 511 371 421
Average salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a salary of more than £21,500 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £50,000 £47,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Test Leader
South West

Test Leader
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Leader across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Dorset Test Leader Jobs Demand Trend

Test Leader
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Leader across the Dorset region.

Dorset Test Leader Salary Trend

Test Leader
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Leader across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Dorset Test Leader Salary Histogram

Test Leader
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Leader within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth -1 1 £75,000 -
Weymouth - 1 £32,000 -
Test Leader
South West

Test Leader
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Test Leader in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Test Leader in their job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) OOP
2 1 (50.00%) OO
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB
2 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
2 1 (50.00%) JMeter
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing

Test Leader
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Dorset region that cited Test Leader in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Test Leader in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
1 1 (50.00%) JMeter
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) OOP
2 1 (50.00%) OO
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft